Ian Somerhalder looks purrfect! The sexy star posted an adorable selfie with his fury friend Moke on July 17, right before he headed off to his first day of filming for Season 6 of ‘The Vampire Diaries.’ So exciting!

As if Ian Somerhalder, 35, wasn’t hot enough already, his super cute Instagram selfie with his pet cat Moke just earned him a few extra sexy points in our book. We love it!

In the photo he posted on his Instagram account on July 17, Ian — who looks smokin’ hot as always — is staring intensely into the camera while cuddling up to Moke.

“Being a Dad…”, Ian captioned the photo. “Morning vet visit with moke before heading to my 1st Day of work for SEASON 6 of The Vampire Diaries! Wow, how did this happen??? I’ll tell you how: you all are the greatest audience on the planet! Thank you for all of your love and support over these years- none of this could possible with out you! See you at Comic Con, then Teen Choice Awards, Then Emmy weekend, then in my dreams. Huge love to you all! Love, Ian”.

Isn’t that sweetest message you’ve ever read? We can tell that Ian really appreciates his fans and we love him all the more for it!

Ian Somerhalder Disses Luis Suarez During The World Cup

After Luis Suarez bit another soccer player during a World Cup match on June 24, Ian posted an Instagram pic of Luis preparing to sink his Photoshopped fangs into Ian’s Vampire Diaries character, Damon. Damon was also holding an apple with a soccer ball pattern on it in his hand.